Baler salter



Sept. 11, 1951 A. 1 BOUGHAN BALER SALTER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 27, 1948 om mem vm Arch/'e L Boughan INVENTOR.

Sept 11, 1951 A. l.. BOUGHAN 2,567,760

BALER SALTER 1iled July 27, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ll l Il. j? 'l W. 6' 30 es 36 I I' Arch/'e L. Boughan INVENTOR.

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Patented Sept. 11, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BALER SALTER Archie L. Boughan, Taylor, Mo.

Application: July 27, 1948, Serial No. 40,950

1 Claim. V(el. 99-235) molding' of the hay while beingbaled.

" The salt absorbs moisture inthe balewhen -the latter is in sweat. Thus, the molding of the hay in the bale is retarded.` By adding salt to th'e hay during the baling thereof, less curing in the eld is required, the color of the hay is preserved,'and a richer feed is obtained.

Also, by adding salt to the hay during the baling thereof, it no longer becomes necessary for the feeder to add saltto the hay.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a novel attachment for a hay baler whereby saltmay be evenly dispersed throughout the hay at the point just prior to the baling ofthe latter.

Anotherobject `of .this invention is vvto provide a novel attachment for a conventional hay baler whereby salt or any other granulated preservative 'may 'be delivered to the hay just prior` to., the time that it is packed in bales, which attachment v is provided with means driven by one of the rotating conveyor shafts of the baler itself for evenly and continuously delivering'the salt or preservative through an outlet conduit in the attachment, the opening of said outlet conduit being adjustably restricted so that the amount of salt deposited on the hay may be controlled.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a novel salter attachment to any conventional hay baler, preferably the Case baler #77. NPN., which is simple in construction and design, easy to assemble, and which can be readily attached to the baler with a minimum of effort.

These, together with various ancillary objects and features of the invention which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds, are attained by the device, a preferred embodiment of which has been illustrated by way of example only in the accompanying drawings, wherein;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the salter attachment of the instant invention in association with a conventional baler;

Figure2 is a vertical sectional view of the salter itself;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 4--4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially 2 on the plane. of section line 5-5 of Figure 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows. y

Specific reference is now made to the drawings. VIn the several views in the accompanying drawings and in the following specification reference characters indicate corresponding elements throughout. .Y

Generally indicated at l0 isv a conventionalhay baler which includes a chute l2 for. receiving the hay which is in turn conveyed to the portion I4 where the hay is actually packed into bales. Adjacent the discharge end of the conveyor normally associated with the baler is a rotatable conveyor shaft I6 to which is secured pulley I8.

The salter of the instant invention generally indicated at 20 is mounted on the baler adjacent the discharge end of the conveyor and at the point just prior to the baler portion i4. The

salter consists essentially of a hopper 22 in the shape generally of a box exceptthat the `base member 24 slopes downwardly and rearwardly.

The hopper 22 is additionally provided with a` cover 26 which is hinged as at 28 to a side member of the hopper. and which carries Aat its other end a conventional latch 30 for keeping the cover 26 in a closed position when desired upon the hopper. The hopper is retained on the baler I0 by means of a plurality of uprights 32 which are secured adjacent their bottom portions to the frame of the baler and which are provided adjacent their top portions with vertically extending slots 34 for engagably receiving bolts 36 whereby the salter is vertically adjustable upon the upright 32 relative to the baler.

The side wall 38 of the hopper extends to a position somewhat above the bottom lip portion 40 of the sloping base member 24 thereby providing a transversely extending opening 42 whereby the salt may leave the hopper.

Extending transversely within the hopper at a position above the opening 42 is a partition 44 which is angulated as shown in Figure 2 and is provided with iianges 46 which are secured respectively to the side wall 38 and the sloping base member 24. A transversely extending cutout 50 is provided in the partition member for the salt to pass through before being discharged through the opening or outlet 42.

Secured to the side member 38 of the hopper by means of appropriate bolts 52 and extending transversely of the side member is a plate 54, congurated as shown in Figure 2, which is spaced from the side wall'38 and overlies the opening 42. Another plate 56 is provided which is somewhat angulated and extends downwardly tudinally adjusted upon the side member 38 thus c enlarging or restricting the opening 42 as desired.

As shown more clearly in Figure 4;,the salter attachment is additionally provided with a dispersing element generally indicated at 66f Whichis interposed between the partition 44 and the "discharge opening-F42.:V This dispersingrelement consists offafrod for-shaft '68 'positionedy transversely" throughwthe H'hopper and extending through the. end :Walls :and 12 `l,respectively `thereof, and rotatable in suitable `journals "14 4secured to the end'walls' 7HI and 12. Positioned substantially centrally of the shaftif.' a'plu- 'rality off-axially extending radial fins Ior blades `16Jare^ secured toand rotatable with the shaft '68."- n'Atone endof the Ashaft'extending through anend wall ofthe hopper, a Vconventional sheave V418j'fisprovided Which is also rotatable with the "shaftl As shownin Figureil, an endless belt 80 isv entrained over the pulley I8 and the sheave 18 "whereby the 'shaft 6'8 is drivingly connected to 'the-conveyor shaft"|6"'of the baler I0.

Infview of the foregoingi'description rtaken in conjunctionwi-th"th'e accompanying drawings it isi believed Athat a clear understandingof the device 'will'be quite apparent to those skilled in' "thivsfart A more `detailed description is 4accord- A'ingly deemed unnecessary.

It isl to be understood," however, that even lthough there V is hereinshown and-described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In combination with a hay baler including a driven shaft and a pulley thereon, an attachment for delivering salt to the hay during the `ba-ling of the latter comprising .a hopper having aV sloping bottom wall,l means adjacent said wall for restricting passage of salt through said hopper, an outlet conduit at the bottom of said hopper, :means for adjusting the opening of said outlet conduit, a rotatable shaft below said restricting means and immediately adjacent said outletconduit, impeller blades carried by said shaft, and means drivingly interconnecting the pulley on the driven shaft and said rotatable shaft, said restricting means including a partition extendving through said hopper having a transversely 'extending slot immediately adjacent said sloping bottom wall, said shaft and impeller blades' being `disposed vertically beneath the unslo'tted portion 4of said partition, said adjusting means including longitudinally extending slots ina side wallV of said hopper, atransverse plate overlying the opening of said outlet conduit Ahaving 1depending lugs extending through said "slots, rand 'means for retaining said lugs in said slots. at

different levels.

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